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u.s. share for 1997-2002. this is about half an hour. >> you hear so often people making the comment that congress is broken today,>> as you exit the institution how would you say it stated? >> it has changed a great deal. it is not the same as when i came 1983. there seemed to be more comedy. tip o'neill was speaker. i will never forget he was the first time he was on the floor raising cane with democrats. he had someone take his place and he came down and started giving me the dickens. after that we became very good friends and played golf together. michael was a wonderful leader. there was a spirit of camaraderie even though we had differences politically then that we do not have now. now it is much more combative. i have a lot of friends on the democratic side of the aisle, very good friends. as far as working things out is not as easy as it used to be. >> what are some of the root causes? >> i think and i am not pointing fingers, when we went after jim wright, newt was the speaker and jim was forced out o
u.s. share for 1997-2002. this is about half an hour. >> you hear so often people making the comment that congress is broken today,>> as you exit the institution how would you say it stated? >> it has changed a great deal. it is not the same as when i came 1983. there seemed to be more comedy. tip o'neill was speaker. i will never forget he was the first time he was on the floor raising cane with democrats. he had someone take his place and he came down and started giving me...
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it directly implicates u.s. national security interests, and that is the real explanation of why for americans lost their lives in benghazi. a pattern of violent activity in eastern libya was well- documented for the entire year leading up to the attacks of september 11, 2012, and yet the administration did too little to support our libyan partners who were grateful for america's help in the fight for liberation who elected a pro-american government in july, who sought greater u.s. assistance to treat their wounded, train their national security forces come to secure their borders, build their democratic institutions, and expand the rule of law. libyans did not want al qaeda militias running amok in large parts of the country. that is the reality we now face. this is the broader failure of the administration's so-called life footprint approach toward libya. regardless of whom the president nominates to serve in his cabinet, we will continue to ask these questions and demand answers and accountability. >> keep. i
it directly implicates u.s. national security interests, and that is the real explanation of why for americans lost their lives in benghazi. a pattern of violent activity in eastern libya was well- documented for the entire year leading up to the attacks of september 11, 2012, and yet the administration did too little to support our libyan partners who were grateful for america's help in the fight for liberation who elected a pro-american government in july, who sought greater u.s. assistance...
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it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi- partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much about the process. in that sense, i want to talk about a process perspective, three different things. context, precedent, and value. context -- it has been mentioned that back then we did not have laptops and cell phones. i do not remember governor sununu, when we first guarded this -- something like in june or that nature that we started planning to get away. when we started discussing different options, i do not think andrews was first, but andrews quickly developed a very good option because of the milita
it says, u.s. government, $492 billion and no cents, and on the bottom it says, this program was initiated by the president of the united states in conjunction with the bi- partisan congressional leadership. the undersigned adviser, negotiator, and executor -- the office of management and budget. i was proud to have this. i can tell you, i never worked harder for anything in my life and this piece of plastic. in any case, most of the presentations so far have been on the policy. i was very much...
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almost 1 million u.s. jobs depend on the exports of goods and services to china, and at the same time millions of jobs in china dependent exports of chinese-made products to the united states, so all economies are intertwined, and american and chinese leaders know that. so, we have to figure out how we can get along, not only because of our own economic self interest, but because the history of the asia-pacific region will be written by the united states and china, and as i told the students upstairs and to so many people as ambassador, so many of the problems facing the world will only be solved with the united states and china collaborating together. some of the issues cannot be solved by just the united states or china and they will require the active participation of both, and the world is looking for leadership from both. we have to get this relationship right. rhetoric alone will not work. you have to be able to demonstrate cooperation that brings real results for real people in both countries and, i
almost 1 million u.s. jobs depend on the exports of goods and services to china, and at the same time millions of jobs in china dependent exports of chinese-made products to the united states, so all economies are intertwined, and american and chinese leaders know that. so, we have to figure out how we can get along, not only because of our own economic self interest, but because the history of the asia-pacific region will be written by the united states and china, and as i told the students...
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what are the u.s.'s interest that i believe the primary interest should be to support local and regional efforts. for it to trade the enabling those of congo. th grow, more in the conro, to the interest of 70 million people. this a great force and minerals, making it a strategic effort to address of food security and generate sources of energy. despite the potential, they live below the poverty line. many live in fear including the m23 rebels and rebels who are on the exclusion list. tackling these forces is a necessary condition to achieve sustainable peace and addressing the evolving situation, an urgent priority has to be resolving the current crisis of the movements of m23 with an understanding that it is this has to do with governance and national integration. precursor signed a treaty with the democratic of kong grow on the 23rd of march that established them as a political party. many were integrated into the country's armed forces. the units were reviewed as both capable and highly motivated to
what are the u.s.'s interest that i believe the primary interest should be to support local and regional efforts. for it to trade the enabling those of congo. th grow, more in the conro, to the interest of 70 million people. this a great force and minerals, making it a strategic effort to address of food security and generate sources of energy. despite the potential, they live below the poverty line. many live in fear including the m23 rebels and rebels who are on the exclusion list. tackling...
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the u.s. government is addressing this situation. department of defense is extremely concerned about instability in mali and is working closely with our partners to strengthen efforts like countering aqim as well as supporting tofertse restore its territorial sovereignty. our approach is to isolate the trets threat and to degrade aqim while working to restore sovereign tifment as a result of the coup in mali, d.o.d. has ceased capacity building efforts with the military. since january 2012, nonch primarily groups have waged a rebel ynt driven by long standing griveances. this is the fourth such rebel ynt since 1960s. and although not caught, in libyas the flows has strengthened the rebellion and made it more difficult to combat this time. in late march the president was overthrown by forces loyal to the captain who instaud stalled a junta government. sanctions were imposed. the captain continues to influnings decision making. northern no malli has become a safe haven. as the government of mall
the u.s. government is addressing this situation. department of defense is extremely concerned about instability in mali and is working closely with our partners to strengthen efforts like countering aqim as well as supporting tofertse restore its territorial sovereignty. our approach is to isolate the trets threat and to degrade aqim while working to restore sovereign tifment as a result of the coup in mali, d.o.d. has ceased capacity building efforts with the military. since january 2012,...
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the u.s. after the civil war, racism. britain in the 180000s, sexism. it wasn't until someone had the initiative to stand up and say, this is wrong, that discrimination was overcome the black civil rights movement for my first example and the suffrage yet mement as my second. but we're still discriminating. at the time, the phrase, equality for all -- it's ridiculous with the age discrimination regarding minimum wage inrder to increase the quality in our democracy the manipulate wage needs to be standard figure for all. the thought that young people areelow their infear you're colleagues and less deserving of a higher wage is outdated, ewan equal. we need to fight for civil liberties for all young people, and with that comes minimum wage for all and for that reason it should be our national campaign. [applause] >> thank you. i'm sorry. we have to wind up the debate becaus we have reached our allotted time. i just want before i call -- to welcome the honorable gentlemen, colonel stewart, who entered the chamber at the back. [applause] >> bob, thank you f
the u.s. after the civil war, racism. britain in the 180000s, sexism. it wasn't until someone had the initiative to stand up and say, this is wrong, that discrimination was overcome the black civil rights movement for my first example and the suffrage yet mement as my second. but we're still discriminating. at the time, the phrase, equality for all -- it's ridiculous with the age discrimination regarding minimum wage inrder to increase the quality in our democracy the manipulate wage needs to...
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i am with the u.s. capitol historical society, and i have the honor tonight of introducing three gentlemen who actually need no introduction, because i know you people are very much aware of the highlights of their career and quite knowledgeable about the senate and the congress, so i am going to dispense with that, and, of course, each one of them had some leadership positions in our nation's foreign policy as members of the foreign relations committee, and we will hear about some tonight. i also did a little research myself and found that all of them have also written books. in fact, some have written more than one book, so instead of me giving you the usual, canned introduction, i thought i would let their own words in their own writing introduce them. i start with john kerry. he came by his interest in foreign affairs as the son of an american diplomat, as well as his own experiences in vietnam. in his book "a call to service," , kerr -- service," senator kerry talks about being a brat. being overse
i am with the u.s. capitol historical society, and i have the honor tonight of introducing three gentlemen who actually need no introduction, because i know you people are very much aware of the highlights of their career and quite knowledgeable about the senate and the congress, so i am going to dispense with that, and, of course, each one of them had some leadership positions in our nation's foreign policy as members of the foreign relations committee, and we will hear about some tonight. i...